# Maine LD 1157: An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the State's Background Check Center Maine LD 1157, An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the State's Background Check Center, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Daniel Shagoury (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 243); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1157-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1157 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the State's Background Check Center - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 243 - Sponsor: Daniel Shagoury (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - DIRECT CARE WORKERS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hiring bans and waivers for workers: mixed, high. The Background Check Center sets disqualifying offense terms of 5, 10, or 30 years, and lifetime for offenses in health care settings. Reports must say if a person is eligible or not, list all state offenses (even charges without a final outcome), show that any federal disqualifying offense exists… - Biometric checks and employer portal rules: mixed, medium. The Background Check Center runs an online portal for employers to start checks and get reports. When biometric checks are available for a provider type, employers must submit biometric data for each direct access worker; only employees hired before that date who never gave biometrics are grandfath… - More workers must pass background checks: mixed, medium. The law widens who counts as a direct access worker and who must be checked. It now covers many clinical, support, admin, and facility jobs, plus independent contractors, temporary agency staff, unsupervised volunteers, and students. It includes providers that deliver services in facilities, homes,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Daniel Shagoury (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-10: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 243 - 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-342) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-342), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-342).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-20: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-342), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-342), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0762&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1157-132 (as of 2026-10-17).